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The Caltech Archives were formally established in 1968 to serve as the collective memory of the California Institute of Technology. Our mission is to preserve and make accessible the institutional records, personal papers, documents, artifacts and pictorial materials that tell the school's history.


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Alternative Titles : Palomar Construction, Palomar Archives 2 and Palomar Archives 3 Description : Part 1 includes footage of all aspects of the construction of the Palomar 200-inch Hale Telescope. Part 2 includes footage of the 200" mirror, its grinding and cleaning. Follows the mirror through loading onto flatbed truck and transportation from Caltech to Palomar mountain. Part 3 begins with views of the site, vignettes on the engineers and proceeds to detail the contruction of the dome....
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by California Institute of Technology
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Description : Focuses on operation of the Palomar 200-inch Hale Telescope. Part 1: Establishing shots. Exterior views of landscape surrounding the dome of the 200-inch Hale Telescope on Palomar Mountain. Medium shot and close-up of dome rotating and dome slot opening. Part 2: Long shot, medium shot and close-up taken from floor of dome. Astronomer consults with night assistant at 200-inch control console. Astronomer starts to ascend stairs to elevator. Night assistant operates controls that...
Topics: californialightandsound, Reflecting Telescopes--Palomar, Mount (Calif.)--History, California,...
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by National Educational Television and Radio Corporation
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Description : Covers both the history of the building of the telescope, especially the mirror, and the operation of the telescope from its dedication in 1948 until the date of the film. Includes footage of the casting of the mirror at Corning. Astronomers who appear in the film are Ira Bowen (who also narrates), Edwin Hubble, Milton Humason, Bruce Rule; also footage of Russell Porter and some of his drawings. There are voice-overs by George McCauley and Melvin Johnson. Source : 1 Reel of 1:...
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Description: Glass photographs -many in color- of Southern California scenes. They include Pasadena views (homes, a school, a church), Mt. Lowe, poppy fields, sunset over the Pacific, San Gabriel Mission, Catalina Island, Los Angeles (Eastlake Park), hauling cotton in Imperial Valley, San Luis Rey arches, headwaters of Owens River.  Call Number: PH. 12 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : The reel is part of a collection of footage covering von Kármán's family, travel, scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-158-9 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage Collection Guide : Papers of Theodore von Kármán Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its...
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : The Tacoma Narrows Bridge tests took place in the wind tunnel at Caltech -Pasadena- in the Daniel Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory. The video investigates the causes of the Tacoma Narrow Bridge failure with a model of the entire span constructed to 1/234 scale. The von Karman papers include minutes of the committee that asked von Karman to carry the tests. This reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán's family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and...
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002, and remained active until 2014,...
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Source: VHS: 1 Tape of 1
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Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002,...
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Source: VHS: 1 Tape of 1
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by von Karman, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : The reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán’s family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-158-2 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage Collection Guide : Papers of Theodore von Kármán Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In...
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Please visit the California Revealed website to see the most complete and up-to-date version of this object: https://repository.californiarevealed.org/node/329873 .
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Source: Correspondence: 306 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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Description: Glass photographs -many in color- of Southern California scenes. They include Pasadena views (homes, a school, a church), Mt. Lowe, poppy fields, sunset over the Pacific, San Gabriel Mission, Catalina Island, Los Angeles (Eastlake Park), hauling cotton in Imperial Valley, San Luis Rey arches, headwaters of Owens River.  Call Number: PH. 10 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Laboratory research conducted in Pasadena, California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for...
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Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002,...
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Note : Program begins at 00:04:32. Another program can be heard faintly under primary program. Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : Linus Pauling and the Twentieth Century Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk:...
Topics: californialightandsound, Air Talk: The Caltech Edition
Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Note : Original film extremely warped at beginning. Description : Research carried out at the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at Caltech with en Eiffel type wind tunnel. The reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán’s family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-162-10 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage...
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by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Kip S. Thorne, Ph.D. "Wormholes Through Hyperspace and Travel Through Time" Source : 2 Tapes of 2: 3/4 inch videotape Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for...
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : The reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán's family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-158-12 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage Collection Guide : Papers of Theodore von Kármán Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In...
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : The reel is part of a collection of footage covering Von Kármán's family, travel, scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-161-10 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage Collection Guide : Papers of Theodore von Kármán Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its...
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by California Institute of Technology
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Note : Slides are very dark, and audio is occasionally distorted. Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Stephen Hawking introduces John Preskill, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, who gives a lecture on "Quantum Information and Quantum Computation" Source : 1 Tape of 1: S-VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift...
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by E. Hoge; S. Zipser for the California Institute of Technology
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Description : Feature film about the building and use of the 200" telescope. Includes footage of Hubble, Humason, Rule, Porter, Max Mason, John Anderson, Marcus Brown, DuBridge, Bowen and technicians working on mirror. With sky picture and animation sequences demonstrating how optical (reflecting) telescope works. Source : 1 Tape of 1: Betacam (film-to-video transfer) Collection : Palomar Observatory motion pictures collection Rights : Public domain. No restrictions on use. Digitized by...
Topics: californialightandsound, Reflecting Telescopes--Palomar, Mount (Calif.)--History, California,...
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Please visit the California Revealed website to see the most complete and up-to-date version of this object: https://repository.californiarevealed.org/node/329885 .
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Source: Correspondence: 30 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Source: Correspondence: 174 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Source: Correspondence: 18 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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by Deverell, William
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Description: William Deverell, historian of the American West of the 19th and 20th century, describes how Los Angeles became a self-conscious 'City of the Future' by whitewashing a Mexican past. Call number: VHS 2 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: VHS
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Source: Correspondence: 251 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Keck Laboratory: Pasadena, California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years,...
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Source: VHS: 1 Tape of 1
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Note : Content on Part 2 ends abruptly. Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on...
Topics: californialightandsound, Air Talk: The Caltech Edition
Source: 2 Tapes of 2: 1/8 inch audio tape
California Institute of Technology Archives
by Raichlen, Fredric
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Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002,...
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Source: VHS: 1 Tape of 1
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Source: Correspondence: 262 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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Description: San Luis Rey Arches. Call Number: PH. 15 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
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Description: Glass photographs -many in color- of Southern California scenes. They include Pasadena views (homes, a school, a church), Mt. Lowe, poppy fields, sunset over the Pacific, San Gabriel Mission, Catalina Island, Los Angeles (Eastlake Park), hauling cotton in Imperial Valley, San Luis Rey arches, headwaters of Owens River.  Call Number: PH. 16 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
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Description: A Pasadena home.  Call Number: PH. 4 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
Description: Los Angeles and Pasadena at night. Call Number: PH. 7 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : Laboratory test video of a normal composer flow. The reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán’s family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-162-9 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage Collection Guide : Papers of Theodore von Kármán Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected...
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by von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963
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Description : The reel is part of a series of footage covering von Kármán's family, his travels, his meeting with scientists and technical footage. The films were made by von Kármán himself or by family members and friends. Call Number : TVK-158-7; TVK-158-7a Source : 2 Reels of 2: Film: 16mm Series Title : Theodore von Kármán Film Footage Collection Guide : Papers of Theodore von Kármán Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,...
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by Mastropaolo, Joe
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Description : Footage of the Gossamer Condor. Notes in original container : Joe Mastropaulo Film, Blown up from 8mm to 16mm so use slowest projection speed. Jack Lambie Flying - 00:00:22 Taras [Kiceniute] Flying - 00:01:09 Joe M - 00:01:17 Crash - 00:02:46 Start Over Pole - 00:03:32 Paul Instructs Joe M - 00:04:47 Chet [Kire] Flies - 00:05:22 ? Flies - 00:05:54 End Call Number : Caltech 7-26.4 Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Collection Guide : The Paul B. MacCready Papers ca. 1930-2002 Rights...
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by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Dr. Murray Gell-Mann "Complexity" Source : 1 Tape of 1: VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or...
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Description: Glass photographs -many in color- of Southern California scenes. They include Pasadena views (homes, a school, a church), Mt. Lowe, poppy fields, sunset over the Pacific, San Gabriel Mission, Catalina Island, Los Angeles (Eastlake Park), hauling cotton in Imperial Valley, San Luis Rey arches, headwaters of Owens River. Call Number: PH. 2 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
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by North, Wheeler J.
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Description : Underwater footage taken in 1959 by Wheeler J. North, then a student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, of the formation of a submarine canyon near Cabo San Lucas. The purpose of the footage was to study how such underwater geologic formations occur. Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Collection : Finding Aid for the Wheeler J. North Papers 1959-1999 Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its...
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Topics: californialightandsound, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Submarine geology, Cabo San Lucas...
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by Crandall, W. C. (Wesley Clarence), 1878-1947
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Source: Correspondence: 152 page (8 1/2 x 11 in)
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : The speaker is Dr. Frank Press, Director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory from 1957 to 1965 and Professor of Geophysics at Caltech. Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by California Institute of Technology
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Note : Audio recorded at low level and varies throughout. Video dropouts. Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Shrinivas Kulkarni, Ph.D. "Gamma Ray Bursts: Dying Cries from the Deep Universe" Source : 1 Tape of 1: S-VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity...
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : Russia and their New Constitution Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Ronald W.P. Drever, Ph.D. "Gravitational Wave Experiments: Laser Techniques" Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research....
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : Caltech Almanac segments Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the...
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Note : Show returns to main topic at 00:02:57 on Part 2. Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : Mars Global Surveyor Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
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by California Institute of Technology
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Note : Program begins at 00:04:10. Audio level varies, occasionally quite low. Skew error and head switching noise as on original tape. Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Andrew P. Ingersoll "El Nino and Global Warming: What's Happening to our Weather?" Source : 1 Tape of 1: S-VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift...
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by Brooks, Norman
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Description: Environmental and Civil Engineering Professor Norman Brooks gives an overview of the floods from the larger rivers of California, how flood control works responded, and what damages occurred on the coast. Call number: AUDIO 08 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Description: A lecture on the shift of black voters from the Republican to the Democratic party in the 1930s in the Los Angeles area. Call number: VHS 1 Digitized by California Revealed .
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by Clauser, Francis H.
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Note:  Recording contains a high amount of hiss and static. Description: Francis H. Clauser, the Clark Blanchard Millikan Professor of Engineering,  he was a founder of modern aeronautics and helped usher in the Space Age. Clauser arrived at the dawn of the environmental movement, launched Caltech's interdisciplinary graduate program in environmental engineering science and established the Environmental Quality Laboratory, or EQL. In this talk, recorded during the 1973 Caltech Alumni Day, he...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology
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Note : Beginning of Part 2 repeats content at end of Part 1. Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Dr. Harry B. Gray, Ph.D. "A Chemist Looks at Electron Transport in Biology" Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by Raichlen, Fredric
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Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002,...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by Raichlen, Fredric
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Research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002,...
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Source: VHS: 1 Tape of 1
California Institute of Technology Archives
by Hatcher, J. B.
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Description : Donor J. Hatcher took campus shots during his undergraduate period at Caltech, 1927-1930, with his Sept camera. Source : 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research....
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California Institute of Technology Archives
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Note : Damaged original. Description: Mt. Lowe Ry. Upper Division.  Call Number:   PH. 9 Digitized by California Revealed .
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Source: 1 Page of 1: Photograph: 4 x 3 1/4 in.
California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Eliot M. Meyerowitz, Ph.D. "Unraveling the Mysteries of Flower Development" Source : 1 Tape of 1: S-VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
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Note : Audio recorded at somewhat low level. Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Bruce Murray, Ph.D. "The World of our Grandchildren: Visualizing Alternative Futures with the World Wide Web" Source : 1 Tape of 1: S-VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Note : Program begins 00:04:57. Another program can be heard faintly under primary program. Hiss and distortion on Part 2 as on original tape. Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : Observations of the Future Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every...
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : The history of Caltech Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : DNA studies Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : Galielo and other space exploration Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to...
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio; City of Pasadena's Government Channel
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Additional Title : The Hubble space telescope Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Note : Another program can be heard faintly under primary program. Audio level varies. Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk:...
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Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/8 inch audio cassette
California Institute of Technology Archives
by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Eric Davidson, Ph.D. "Genes, Eggs, and Embryos" Source : 1 Tape of 1: S-VHS Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research....
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California Institute of Technology Archives
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Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to the airwaves on January 20, 1988. The program was aired...
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by California Institute of Technology; National Public Radio
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Note : Program begins at 00:01:06 after traffic report. Series : Air Talk: The Caltech Edition Description : AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California, aired for the first time on April, 1985. Starting in 1988, the talk show hosted by Larry Mantle, was devoted to Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the third Wednesday of every month and had the title "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition". The first broadcast of "AirTalk: The Caltech Edition" took to...
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by California Institute of Technology
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Series : The Earnest C. Watson Caltech Lecture Series Description : Anneila I. Sargent Professor of Astronomy "From Dust to Us - The Birth of Stars and Planets" Source : 1 Tape of 1: Betacam SP Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is...
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California Institute of Technology Archives
by Raichlen, Fredric
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Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California. Part of the videos from the Fredric Raichlen collection which contains footage of research, experiments and examples of tsunami research related to California. Fredric Raichlen, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science taught at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California for forty years, formally retired from teaching in 2002, and remained active until 2014, working...
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Source: VHS: 1 Tape of 1